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MSGS (Madison Square Garden Sports) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 156.79 (As of May. 01, 2025)


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What is Madison Square Garden Sports Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-05-01), Madison Square Garden Sports's current share price is $192.85. Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $1.23. Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 156.79.

The historical rank and industry rank for Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

MSGS' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 147.12   Med: 194.44   Max: 3636.6
Current: 156.94

During the past years, Madison Square Garden Sports's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 3636.60. The lowest was 147.12. And the median was 194.44.

MSGS's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
93.91% of 361 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 15.45 vs MSGS: 156.94

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Madison Square Garden Sports's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $2.534. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $1.23 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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Madison Square Garden Sports Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Madison Square Garden Sports Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Madison Square Garden Sports Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Madison Square Garden Sports Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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Competitive Comparison of Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Entertainment subindustry, Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Madison Square Garden Sports Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=192.85/1.23
=156.79

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Madison Square Garden Sports's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Madison Square Garden Sports's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2024)
=2.534/133.1571*133.1571
=2.534

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 133.1571.

Madison Square Garden Sports Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201503 -1.164 99.621 -1.556
201506 1.547 100.684 2.046
201509 -2.167 100.392 -2.874
201512 4.336 99.792 5.786
201603 -1.324 100.470 -1.755
201606 1.310 101.688 1.715
201609 -1.247 101.861 -1.630
201612 4.894 101.863 6.398
201703 -0.519 102.862 -0.672
201706 4.394 103.349 5.661
201709 -2.191 104.136 -2.802
201712 -0.985 104.011 -1.261
201803 3.402 105.290 4.302
201806 0.830 106.317 1.040
201809 -3.656 106.507 -4.571
201812 1.433 105.998 1.800
201903 1.367 107.251 1.697
201906 -0.321 108.070 -0.396
201909 -5.339 108.329 -6.563
201912 0.711 108.420 0.873
202003 -5.039 108.902 -6.161
202006 -5.319 108.767 -6.512
202009 -2.392 109.815 -2.900
202012 1.482 109.897 1.796
202103 -1.357 111.754 -1.617
202106 0.787 114.631 0.914
202109 -0.806 115.734 -0.927
202112 1.770 117.630 2.004
202203 1.627 121.301 1.786
202206 4.646 125.017 4.949
202209 0.042 125.227 0.045
202212 1.236 125.222 1.314
202303 3.443 127.348 3.600
202306 1.557 128.729 1.611
202309 -2.275 129.860 -2.333
202312 1.383 129.419 1.423
202403 0.164 131.776 0.166
202406 4.470 132.554 4.490
202409 -1.103 133.029 -1.104
202412 2.534 133.157 2.534

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Madison Square Garden Sports  (NYSE:MSGS) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Madison Square Garden Sports Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY, USA, 10121
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp owns and operates a portfolio of assets featuring some of the recognized sports teams, including the Knicks of the NBA and the Rangers of the NHL. It generates revenue from several sources: ticket sales and a portion of suite rental fees at The Garden and others. It has one operating and reportable segment and one reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes.
Executives
James Lawrence Dolan director, officer: Executive Chairman, other: Member of 13(d) Group BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Charles F. Dolan 2009 Revocable Trust other: Member of 13D Group DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797
Alexander Shvartsman officer: SVP, Controller & PAO TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
David G. Hopkinson officer: President & COO C/O TILRAY, INC., 655 MADISON AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10065
David Granville-smith officer: Executive Vice President TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Jamaal T Lesane officer: EVP and General Counsel TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Quentin F Dolan director 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Joseph Cohen director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Dolan Leinauer Corby other: Trustee of 13D Group Member BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Lawrence J. Burian officer: EVP, GC and Secretary TWO PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Stephen Mills director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Ivan G Seidenberg director VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, 140 WEST STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Anthony J Vinciquerra director FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC., 10201 WEST PICO BLVD, LOS ANGELES CA 90035
Philip Gerard D'ambrosio officer: SVP, Treasurer TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Richard D Parsons director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121